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7/20/2014, Tammuz 22, 5774

13 IDF Soldiers Killed in Gaza

The Israel Defense Forces said, Sunday that 13 soldiers have been killed since Saturday night in Gaza. The process of identifying the bodies is still ongoing but where identification has been made, the families of the soldiers who were killed have been notified and their names will be released later.

The dead are apparently all from the Golani Brigade. Golani Brigade, armor and engineering corps forces were met with effective close-range guerrilla actions in the Shejaiya area.